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Why Does Service Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students were required to interview local community service volunteers. In groups, they present the information they gathered from the interview and determine if these people have made a difference in the community as a whole. They end...
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm jobs that are a part of their community and decide whether or not the jobs are "for profit" or "not-for-profit." They draw a person doing his/her job and include the correct uniform, tools, etc. that the person would...
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"Our Community Helpers"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars define the term community. They list many, varied, and unusual jobs (careers) that people might have in our Communities. Students identify the purpose of the work done by their parents-either in the home, or outside of the...
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Our Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students identify important aspects of community and culture that strengthen relationships. They discuss pictures of national symbols.
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Community Helpers - Alphabetical Order

For Students 2nd - 4th
A word bank contains a list of sixteen different community servants. On the worksheet, youngsters simply write them in alphabetical order. This would be an appropriate exercise to assign around Labor Day or during a unit in which your...
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Fighting Hunger

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a service-learning project to help combat hunger in their community. In this current events instructional activity, students discuss possible causes for hunger in the United States. Students read a short story,...
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Funding the Arts: Art from the Heart

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore means by which community arts might be supported. In this "community" social studies instructional activity, students research various local non-profit organizations. Students role-play as members of the board of a...
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Who Will Benefit if We Give Bulbs What They Need to Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students identify the elements needed for bulbs to grow. They raise tulips and give them to various members of the community. They identify local philanthropic communities and look for ways they can constructively donate time and give...
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Community Service

For Teachers 3rd
Studen collect trash around the community with trash bag and gloves. They recognize and describe ways that some materials
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Amazon Rainforest Poster Project/Service Project

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students make efforts to save the rainforests. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students discuss facts about the resources of the rainforests. Students then create posters that encourage other to reduce their use of paper.
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I Am Who We Are

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy and identify specific acts of philanthropy that have affected them personally. They plan and carry out acts of philanthropy focusing on giving back to their community.
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Singing as a Way of Giving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars perform songs from previous philanthropy lessons. In this music lesson, students create a video of songs and give it to a local shelter. Young scholars are encouraged to be creative and sing songs such as "What Can I Do...
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Planting Phil's Garden

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore gardening. In this agriculture lesson plan, students plan and plant seeds according to the procedure modeled by a "master gardener." Flowers are distributed at a local retirement home.
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Philanthropy and Philanthropists' Qualities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the meaning of the term "philanthropy" and the qualities that philanthropists share, especially good character and personal virtue. They list and describe how three volunteer groups act for the common good and summarize...
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Sharing Beauty Through Song

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars perform a song for their school community. In this music lesson, students sing the philanthropic song See Me Beautiful by Red Grammar and reflect upon the lyrics. Young scholars perform the song for their school community.
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Let's Make Lemonade

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students respond to visual text. In this visual text lesson, students respond to the text, If God Gives You Lemons by making a poster advertising a lemonade sale. They listen to the story before decorating the posters with geometric...
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Philanthropy and Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the philanthropic traditions of early Native American communities. They use graphic organizers to record information and share their ideas with classmates. They create three-panel comic strips depicting philanthropic...
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Families and Neighborhoods

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the characteristics of a neighborhood. In this communities lesson, students read the book Franklin's Neighborhood and list people and places in their community. Students create a neighborhood mural.
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Everyday Courage

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare scenarios about courage. In this character education lesson, 6th graders discover what it means to be brave. Students analyze scenarios and determine if courage was necessary.
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Get To Know Your Local Philanthropic Organizations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop appropriate interview questions, interview a philanthropic organization, and present information to the class. They use pamphlets and/or other materials gained during their interviews to mount a display about the local...
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Charting the Course

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list and describe the characteristics of a good citizen relative to democracy. They see that philanthropy is part of good citizenship and exemplify philanthropy through random acts of kindness. Each group will be responsible for...
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Connect the Dots and Write: People

For Students K - 3rd
In this people connect the dots and write worksheet, students trace 15 people words 2 times each. Students match the 15 words to the pictures of the appropriate words.
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Write About These People

For Students K - 3rd
In this writing practice worksheet, students write 12 original sentences about the 12 people pictured on this worksheet.
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Designing Your Philanthropic Collage-Penny Drive

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils examine how philanthropy is a daily activity. In this philanthropy lesson, students identify philanthropic traits in themselves and reflect upon acts of everyday philanthropy they were involved in.

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